Mr Huibers recently wrote to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, to ask for permission to bring his Ark to London for the Olympic Games next summer and moor it in the capital.

The Dutchman said he hoped to use it to inspire children with the Biblical story of Noah and how he, his crew and the animals survived the flood which inundated everything else in the world and washed it clean of sin.

This might be a good time to mention that London isn’t the only place getting an ark.

Believers in Kentucky are eagerly awaiting the opening of the “Ark Encounter,” a Noah’s-ark theme park that features a giant replica of the fabled ark.

According to the park’s owners, it’s all about answering these questions:

What if we built the Ark (out of wood) today? Imagine the impact it could have on the world. What a powerful outreach to teach the world about God’s Word and the message of salvation!